ITT has delivered a perfect earnings beat record across the last 4 quarters, including a 14% positive surprise in the most recent period, and 33% year-over-year revenue growth has established it as the growth leader among its industry peers. With approximately 9% upside to the analyst-based target and a roughly 2.2-to-1 reward-to-risk ratio, the setup supports a small initial position, tempered by free cash flow converting at only 55 cents per dollar of net income and an elevated put/call ratio.
Thesis pillars
- Perfect Earnings Beat Streak↓Deteriorating
- Industry Leading Revenue Growth→Stable
- Strong Momentum Volume Confirmation↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
ITT Inc. (ITT) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. At $219.40, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States (65.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: single source of supply.
ITT Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets. The company operates three segments: Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect &... Read more
Sell if holding. At $219.40, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States (65.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: single source of supply. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity 72d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-16Recent Developments — ITT Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 175,567 Shares of ITT Inc. $ITT - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Sei Investments Co. Has $21.88 Million Holdings in ITT Inc. $ITT - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS ITT (ITT) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Analysts Offer Insights on Industrial Goods Companies: Boeing (BA) and ITT (ITT) - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
- NEWS Why Is ITT Inc. (NYSE:ITT) Watching Industrial Technology Growth? - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media positive
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicoutside the United States65%10-K Item 1A: 'In 2025, approximately 65% of our total sales were to customers operating outside of the United States.'
- LOWCustomerAumovio SE6.0%10-K Item 1A: 'Sales to Aumovio SE, a supplier to the automotive industry and ITT's largest customer, were approximately 6% of our total revenue in 2025.'
- HIGHSuppliersingle source of supply10-K Item 1A: 'In limited instances, we depend on a single source of supply, manufacturing or assembly'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-07Item 5.02MEDIUMCFO Emmanuel Caprais resigned effective May 8, 2026 for personal reasons after nearly 14 years; no disagreement with Company operations cited. Michael J. Savinelli (VP, Treasurer, Chief Tax Officer) named interim CFO; permanent successor search underway.SEC filing →
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1 floor-breaker
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. At $219.40, A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States (65.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: single source of supply. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $204.18. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $222.85 (+1.6% upside). Prior stop was $204.18. Stop-loss: $204.18.
Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States (65.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: single source of supply; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
ITT Inc. trades at a P/E of 43.1 (forward 22.8). TrendMatrix value score: 3.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover ITT with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $256.
What does ITT Inc. do?ITT Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized...
ITT Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the transportation, industrial, and energy markets. The company operates three segments: Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect & Control Technologies. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, energy absorption components, and damping technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, trucks, light and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and trains. This segment sells its products under the ITT Friction Technologies, KONI, Axtone, and Novitek brand names. The Industrial Process segment provides industrial pumps, valves, plant optimization, and remote monitoring systems and services; and aftermarket solutions, such as replacement parts and services. It serves various customers in the energy, chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceutical, general industrial, marine, mining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, power generation, and biopharmaceutical industries. This segment sells its products under the Goulds Pumps, Bornemann, Engineered Valves, Hamworthy Pumps, PRO Services, C'treat, Svanehøj, Rheinhütte Pumpen, and Habonim brand names. The Connect & Control Technologies segment offers engineered connectors, cable assemblies, and specialized products for critical applications supporting various markets, including aerospace and defence, industrial, transportation, medical, and energy under the Cannon, VEAM, BIW Connector Systems, CIA&D, Compulink, Aerospace Controls, Enidine, Compact Automation, Charles E. Gillman, Turn-Act, Neo-Dyn, TopFlite Components, Conoflow, VIDAR, kSARIA, and Micro-Mode brand names. It operates in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.